I walked to my car, marveling that I had just seen Jesus–not just in my new friends, but in the spacebetweenme and them. Wherever two or more of us lift our eyes (from the smoke-driven lies), Jesus will be found,despiteus,amongus. In that holy space, the Spirit of Jesus remind...
At first, I saw God as my observer, my judge, keeping track of the things I did wrong, so as to know whether I merited heaven or hell when I die. He was out there sort of like a president. I recognized His picture when I saw it, but I really didn’t know Him. But later on...
The Elder Brother in Me Recently, I typed a letter to God, pounding the keyboard with lament and self-pity: “Why not? Why them? Why not me?” Around word 702 it hit me–this is elder-brother stuff. God seized my moment of sanity, and I heard him whisper, You are always with me...
Labor with all your might. Loyally work in my vineyard; I will be your recompense. Write, study, worship, mourn, be silent, pray. Bear your crosses bravely; eternal life is worth all these battles and more. Peace will come at a time that is known to the Master, and it will not las...
Flourishing in the commas requireshumility(I could be wrong, because there’s more to this than I can see),hope(God is not absent just because I’m tempted to despair) andhabit(I will keep my heart open, continue to love, especially the people whom nobody else will love). ...
Lord, I my vows to thee renew; Scatter my sins as morning dew; Guard my first springs of thought and will, And with thyself my spirit fill. Direct, control, suggest, this day, All I design, or do, or say; That all my powers, with all their might, ...
Yes, I will notice the weak you are strong for,but before everything else, one thing I long for.There’s one special package under your tree, the first you must open—the present of ME. Will you believe me, my desire is for you? My best gift this Christmas, the one that rings tr...
Have you asked yourself those questions? Do you ever long, like I do, to get off the wild ride? I would love to hear your thoughts. Share this: Share Tags ←2 Lies That Will Ruin Your Day→Sabbath Quiet: Wisdom 7 replies on “When People are in Charge…”...
I found Him in my heart, a life in frost, a light I knew not till my soul was dark. A Prayer You know all our weeping, fainting, striving; You know how very hard it is to be; How hard to rouse faint will not yet reviving; ...
it’s clear de Sagazan is accustomed to performing. “I can adapt; offer an interpretation of myself. I will say to myself, ‘Put shy Zaho aside, feel confident,’” she says later, slipping into the third person, which she does a few times in our conversation...